Clearly, the 56-year-old from Valley Country Club is not satisfied at just being the first female competitor ever at the event.

A day after surviving the 36-hole cut in the 264-person tourament, Andonian-Smith easily did likewise regarding the 54-hole cut to the low 70 players and ties. In fact, in an event that will reward spots in the 2019 Senior PGA Championship to the top 35 finishers on Sunday, Andonian-Smith is tied for 41st place after Saturday’s third round.

Andonian-Smith (left), the Colorado PGA’s inaugural Women’s Player of the Year, shot her third consecutive even-par 72 at PGA Golf Club. She overcame a double bogey on the sixth hole on Saturday to play her final dozen holes in 2 under.

Joining Andonian-Smith in making the 54-hole cut was Colorado PGA Player of the Year Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale, who advanced on the number with a three-day total of 3-over-par 219, which leaves him in a tie for 67th place.

Rohrbaugh, a three-time winner of the Colorado PGA Professional Championship, fired a 2-over-par 74 on Saturday. He parred his first 14 holes of the day, but bogeyed two of his last four.

Besides the top 35 finishers on Sunday landing berths in the Senior PGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y., May 23-26, the top top five on the leaderboard will earn exemptions into the final stage of the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Q-School.

Here are the round-by-round scores for competitors from the Colorado PGA:

41. Sherry Andonian-Smith, Valley CC 72-72-72–216
67. Doug Rohrbaugh, Snowmass Club 73-72-74–219
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
97. Barry Milstead, Valley CC 69-78–147
97. Mike Zaremba, Desert Hawk at Pueblo West 70-77–147
119. Chris Johnson, Colorado PGA Life Member 71-77–148
145. Jeff Hanson, Red Sky GC 73-77–150
247. Mike McCutchen, Family Sports 81-79–160

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On Friday, she added a layer to that feat by making the 36-hole cut at the tournament in Port St. Lucie Fla.

Andonian-Smith (left) and three-time Colorado PGA Professional Championship winner Doug Rohrbaugh were the two members of the Colorado Section to advance to Saturday’s third round of the 72-hole event. Another cut will come after Saturday — to the low 70 players and ties.

Andonian-Smith, the Colorado PGA’s Women’s Player of the Year, shot her second even-par 72 and shares 63rd place out of the 264-player field. The 56-year-old Centennial resident carded four birdies and four bogeys on Friday to check in at 144.

Rohrbaugh, the Colorado PGA’s Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year in 2018, matched Andonian-Smith’s 72 and stands at 145, in a tie for 75th place. The 56-year-old Carbondale resident had two birdies and two bogeys on Saturday.

The tournament will continue through Sunday.

The low 35 finishers on Sunday will earn berths into the 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y., May 23-26, and the top top five finishers will land exemptions into the final stage of the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Q-School.

Here are the round-by-round scores for competitors from the Colorado PGA:

63. Sherry Andonian-Smith, Valley CC 72-72–144
75. Doug Rohrbaugh, Snowmass Club 73-72–145
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
97. Barry Milstead, Valley CC 69-78–147
97. Mike Zaremba, Desert Hawk at Pueblo West 70-77–147
119. Chris Johnson, Colorado PGA Life Member 71-77–148
145. Jeff Hanson, Red Sky GC 73-77–150
247. Mike McCutchen, Family Sports 81-79–160

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Milstead (left) carded three birdies in a bogey-free round on Thursday. He sits five strokes out of the lead.

Also posting under-par totals for Colorado PGA players were reigning Colorado Senior PGA Professional Champion Mike Zaremba of Desert Hawk at Pueblo West (70, good for 34th place) and PGA Life Member Chris Johnson of Castle Rock (71, 54th place).

Sherry Andonian-Smith of Valley CC, who became the first woman to compete in the national Senior PGA Professional Championship, opened with an even-par 72, leaving her in 80th place. Andonian-Smith, the Colorado PGA’s inaugural Woman’s Player of the Year who originally was an alternate for the competition, recorded three birdies and three bogeys in round 1.

“If you would have given me that score, I would have taken it,” Andonian-Smith told PGA.com. “But once I got out there, I was a little embarrassed on the greens (putting). I’m trying to make Bermuda (grass) my friend.”

The 72-hole tournament will continue through Sunday. The field will be cut to the low 90 players and and ties after 36 holes, and to the low 70 and ties after 54 holes.

The low 35 finishers on Sunday will earn berths into the 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y., May 23-26, and the top top five finishers will land exemptions into the final stage of the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Q-School.

Here are the round-by-round scores for competitors from the Colorado PGA:

16. Barry Milstead, Valley CC 69
34. Mike Zaremba, Desert Hawk at Pueblo West 70
54. Chris Johnson, Colorado PGA Life Member 71
80. Sherry Andonian-Smith, Valley CC 72
103. Doug Rohrbaugh, Snowmass Club 73
103. Jeff Hanson, Red Sky GC 73
252. Mike McCutchen, Family Sports 81

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Bingaman, who won the National Car Rental Colorado PGA Assistants Championship in early August, shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to post a 1-over 289 total. He carded five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey on Sunday. Bingaman bogeyed his final two holes after making birdie his previous two and finished 12 strokes behind champion Ryan Zylstra of The Federal Club in Virginia.

The other Coloradan to make the cut, University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady, placed 56th after closing with a 78 on Sunday, leaving him at 296 overall.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans who competed in Florida:

28. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73-73-71–289
56. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72-72-78–296
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

The University of Colorado men’s assistant coach shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday to move up into a tie for 38th place at 2-over-par 218.

Grady (pictured), the 2016 Colorado PGA Assistants Champion, made four birdies and three bogeys in the third round.

Brandon Bingaman of The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose, this year’s Assistants champ in Colorado, also shares 38th place at 218. Bingaman carded his second straight 73, posting two birdies and three bogeys.

Grady and Bingaman trail leader Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club in Washington by 12 going into Sunday’s final round.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

38. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72-72–218
38. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73-73–218
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

Brandon Bingaman of The Bridges Golf and Country Club in Montrose and University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady — the winners of the last two Colorado PGA Assistants Championships — will advance to the final two rounds of the national tournament thanks to being in the top 70 and ties at the halfway point.

Bingaman shares 40th place at 1-over-par 145 after shooting a 1-over 73 on Friday. He made three birdies and four bogeys in round 2.

Grady (pictured) stands at 147, which leaves him in 55th place, after he carded a 72 on Friday. He made an eagle, three birdies and five bogeys in the second round.

The other two Coloradans in the national tournament — Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club (150) and Jack Allen of Heritage Eagle Bend (159) failed to make the 36-hole cut.

Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club in Washington leads the tourament with two rounds remaining at 9-under-par 135.

Play will continue through Sunday.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

40. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72-73–145
55. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75-72–147
MISSED 36-HOLE CUT
83. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73-77–150
121. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80-79–159
 

The former Colorado Mesa University golfer shot an even-par 72 and shares 40th place out of 132 players. Bingaman made three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on Thursday.

Other scores from Colorado players were a 73 from Ben Lanting of Bear Creek Golf Club, a 75 from University of Colorado men’s assistant coach Pat Grady and an 80 from Jack Allen of Heritage Eagle Bend.

Four players share the lead at 66: Jesse Massie of Kentucky, J.P. Griffin of Georgia, Chris Mory of Michigan and Ryan Botts of Tennessee.

Play will continue through Sunday, with a cut to the low 70 players and ties coming after Friday’s second round.

Here are the scores from all the Coloradans competing this week in Florida:

40. Brandon Bingaman, The Bridges GC 72
54. Ben Lanting, Bear Creek GC 73
81. Pat Grady, University of Colorado 75
122. Jack Allen, Heritage Eagle Bend GC 80
 

Northern (pictured), the reigning Colorado Senior PGA Professional Champ, placed in the top five out of 264 players despite closing with a double bogey on Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The 54-year-old shot a 1-over-par 73 in the final round to record a 9-under 279 total. That left him four strokes behind champion Steve Schneiter of Sandy, Utah, who has played in many Colorado Opens over the years.

Schneiter sank a 15-foot par putt on the final hole for the victory, which makes him the first person to win both the PGA Professional Championship (1995) the Senior PGA Professional Championship. Schneiter, who holed out for eagle from 115 yards on the second hole Sunday, won $21,500.

Northern, the runner-up in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship in September, was trying to become the second Coloradan to win the national Senior PGA Professional Championship as Bill Loeffler captured the title in 2007.

Northern made two birdies, a bogey and the final-hole double bogey on Sunday.

Jeff Hanson of Edwards came ever so close to joining Northern as a 2017 Senior PGA Championship qualifier. With the top 35 finishers and ties earning spots in the Senior PGA, Hanson placed 39th, one shot shy of what was necessary to qualify. What was even more agonizing was that Hanson triple bogeyed his final hole on Sunday.

Hanson closed with a 5-over-par 77 on Sunday after three straight sub-par rounds. He posted an even-par 288 total when 287 was needed to qualify.

Here are the scores of all the Colorado PGA members who competed in the Senior PGA Professional Championship:

4. Mike Northern of Colorado Springs 69-71-66-73–279
39. Jeff Hanson of Edwards 69-71-71-77–288

Missed 36-Hole Cut
109. Paul Lobato of Englewood 75-71–146
126. Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West 76-71–147
176. Dale Smigelsky of Fort Collins 74-76–150
192. Vance Pollock of Westminster 74-77–151
210. Don Hurter of Castle Rock 74-78–152
261. Steve Crane of Lakewood 79-87–166
 

Northern (pictured), who won the Colorado Senior PGA Professional Championship this year and finished second in the Colorado PGA Professional Championship, made six birdies and no bogeys in round 3. The 54-year-old stands at 10-under-par 206, three strokes behind leader Gene Fieger of Naples, Fla., and one back of second-place Jeff Roth of Farmington, N.M. Fieger won the 2013 Assistant PGA Professional Championship, while Roth claimed the title in the 1993 PGA Professional Championship.

The other Coloradan to make the 36-hole cut, Jeff Hanson of Edwards, shares 26th place after three rounds. He shot a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday, leaving him at 5-under 211 overall. Hanson carded an eagle, three birdies and four bogeys on Saturday.

With just Sunday’s final round remaining in the $300,000 championship, the top 35 finishers will earn spots in the 2017 Senior PGA Championship, set for May 25-28 at Trump National Golf Club in suburban Washington D.C.

Here are the scores of all the Colorado PGA members competing in this week’s Senior PGA Professional Championship:

3. Mike Northern of Colorado Springs 69-71-66–206
26. Jeff Hanson of Edwards 69-71-71–211

Missed 36-Hole Cut
109. Paul Lobato of Englewood 75-71–146
126. Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West 76-71–147
176. Dale Smigelsky of Fort Collins 74-76–150
192. Vance Pollock of Westminster 74-77–151
210. Don Hurter of Castle Rock 74-78–152
261. Steve Crane of Lakewood 79-87–166